UNIVERSAL PATTERN
Universal Pattern of Motion
This representation of the three
dimensional pattern of movements
created by Grandmaster Edmund K.
Parker to assist students in developing
a directional key to motion. Also made
to aid in the ideas of the relationship
between linear and circular motion.
Example Of Interpretation
The Diamond -can be used to show
ageometric path. As An example the
inward block used in Alternating Maces
traveling on a downward diagonal path.
The Eight Angles - A multiplication
sign laid over an addition sign might
be used to display the eight major
directions that someone could attack
or defend from.
The Circle - (or circular motion) could
be observed by looking at the line the
foot travels on in a roundhouse kick,
or the footwork in Brushing the Storm.
The Figure Eight - Has been seen as
following a geometric line as in Dance
of Death where you see the right hand
is making a figure eight with the back
knuckle strike to the left knee followed
by the hand sword to the groin. It could
also be seen as following a path of action
in Snaking Talon as the whole forearm
uses the figure eight with the inward and
outward hand swords.
The Overlapping Circles - can be
foundin Circling Fans.
The Heart - can be found in Blinding
Sacrifice, Fatal Cross, and Locking
Horns.
The Oval - (an elongated circle) is
found in Snapping Twig or Locked Wing.
The Triangle - is a useful tool for
learning what path to follow for
parries, laid horizontal with your
shoulders acting as the base. For
covering, again laid horizontal
with your rear foot at the peak
front foot would follow the base
line.
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